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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431205 | Banknote receipt and payout apparatus A banknote receipt and payout apparatus including: a receipt and pay-out opening for carrying out either or both of payout and stacking of charged banknotes: a banknote determining part for determining denominations of banknotes, a plurality of banknote storage and ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428983 | Banknote receipt and payout apparatus Provided is a banknote receipt and payout apparatus which handles several denominations, having a banknote loading and collecting function, and which is capable of handling several denominations. A banknote receipt and payout apparatus comprising a receipt and payou... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7416113 | Check accepting and cash dispensing automated banking machine An automated banking machine that is activated responsive to data read from user cards which accepts checks and dispense cash to users. The automatic banking machine is operated to acquire image and magnetic data from deposited checks to determine the genuineness of... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7341177 | Automated transaction machine system and method An automated transaction machine (20) with a cross-vender software and hardware platform architecture. The machine includes a computer (22) and a plurality of transaction function devices (32) in operative connection with the computer. The machi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7284695 | Check accepting and cash dispensing automated banking machine system and method An automated banking machine system and method includes ATMs which accept checks and dispense cash to users. The ATMs are operated to acquire image and magnetic data from deposited checks to determine the authority of a user to receive cash for such checks. The auth... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7255266 | Check accepting and cash dispensing automated banking machine system and method An automated banking machine system and method includes ATMs which accept checks and dispense cash to users. The ATMs are operated to acquire image and magnetic data from deposited checks to determine the genuineness of checks and the authority of a user to receive ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255265 | Check accepting and cash dispensing automated banking machine system and method An automated banking machine system and method includes ATMs which accept checks and dispense cash to users. The ATMs are operated to acquire image and magnetic data from deposited checks to determine the genuineness of checks and the authority of a user to receive ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 6983880 | Cash dispensing automated banking machine with note unstacking and validation An automated banking machine (10) includes a user interface (15). The user interface includes a card reader (16), receipt printer opening (30), cash dispensing opening (38) and deposit accepting opening (40). A stack of note... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6889972 | Banknote dispenser A banknote dispenser is constructed to include a housing adapted to hold banknotes in a stack for dispensing, a power module, a transferring wheel set driven by the power module to spread a stack of banknotes into a stepped stack of banknotes and then to dispense ba... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6811078 | Point-of-transaction machine with improved versatility and related method A point-of-transaction machine that allows global users to reach all aspects of their finances, from their brokerage account to their banks, mortgage accounts, credit card accounts and more. Unlike conventional ATMs where you can only reach your bank account(s), the... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6779728 | Banknote receipt and pay-out apparatus A banknote receipt and pay-out apparatus of a recirculation type for using received banknotes as those to be paid out, which can maintain the alignment of banknotes in a receipt and pay-out box in order when the latter is installed on the banknote receipt and pay-ou... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6755340 | Method and arrangement for processing negotiable instruments A method and arrangement for processing negotiable instruments (20) such as banknotes or monetary payment forms in an automatic banking machine (10), having the features: Inserting the negotiable instruments (20) into an input compartment... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6702148 | Paper feed assembly A paper feed assembly is disclosed whereby a single driver is used to both engage a paper to be acted on, move or feed the paper to a pre-determined area, and then retract so that the paper may be acted on. The paper feed assembly according to the present... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6685183 | Automatic teller machine Disclosed is an automatic teller machine (ATM) including a clutch device for selectively supplying power to a pick-up roller for extracting banknotes from a banknote storage cassette located within the ATM. The clutch device includes a driving gear rotata... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6656034 | Coin handling device with folding escalator A coin handling device comprises a hopper and an escalator for receiving coins from the hopper. The escalator is connected to the hopper and extends upwardly from the hopper. At least a portion of the escalator is downwardly foldable toward the hopper to ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6652932 | Molding with connection element The invention relates to a biologically degradable molding based on a starch-containing composite material and having at least two mold elements connected to one another by at least one connection element wherein the connection element extends substantial... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6536761 | Paper money handling device In order to eliminate charge on an outplane deformed paper money, a paper money handling device includes a paper money storing box for storing a conveyed paper money in the paper handling device, which has a storing mechanism for storing the paper money i... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6406016 | Apparatus for dispensing thin flat articles A dispensing apparatus for thin flat articles, such as monetary currency bills, includes a plenum chamber having an aperture of a size smaller than the articles to be dispensed. A suction device is connected to the plenum chamber to provide sufficient neg... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6332571 | Consumer transaction facility There is provided a consumer transaction facility for performing a discharge of a medium including cash from a cover member in accordance with an operation of a customer. The consumer transaction facility is provided with a receiver having an operating bu... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6290070 | Currency recycling automated banking machine An automated banking machine (10) identifies and stores documents such as currency bills deposited by a user. The machine then selectively recovers such documents from storage and dispenses them to other users. The machine includes a central transport (70... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6196457 | Sheet dispensing mechanism A cash dispensing mechanism of an automated teller machine (ATM) includes a safe inside which are housed first and second units. The first unit includes currency cassettes and an associated pick mechanism. Bills are transported from the pick mechanism to ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6189881 | Sheet dispensing apparatus and tray A sheet dispensing apparatus includes at least one pair of sheet stores, and a transport system for transporting sheets from the stores to a dispense position. The transport system includes, for each pair of sheet stores, a common feed member which, upon ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6029971 | Sheet feeding apparatus A belt displacement operation is periodically carried by the pick mechanism 11 of a sheet feeding apparatus, when the number of sheets fed has reaches a predetermined value. The motor 34 is driven in reverse for a predetermined time, so as to cause rotati... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5478992 | Management apparatus and automated teller machine When sheets are taken into a machine or discharged from the machine, characteristics of these sheets such as letters or symbols of these sheets are read by a sheet characteristics reading unit. A result of reading the characteristics is stored in a storag... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5468941 | Money processing apparatus having timer means A memory processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a function for feeding money one by one, a function for discriminating denominations of the money received from the feeding function, a function for storing the money for each of th... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5335484 | Sheet handling apparatus A sheet handling apparatus includes transport mechanism (40, 42) for feeding a stack of sheets, such as currency notes, from a position in which the stack is accessible to a user of the apparatus into a secure container. A stack banding device (138) is ar... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5250788 | Apparatus for handling sheets of paper using robot hands A novel apparatus for handling sheets of paper is disclosed, in which a plurality of transaction medium processing sections are provided as corresponding to a plurality of transaction ports operated by the customer or the teller. When transactions are pro... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5135212 | Method of and apparatus for optimizing transference of supplementary paper money in automatic teller machine by monitoring the paper money processing operation In a method of and an apparatus for transferring supplementary paper money in an automatic teller machine that includes a paper-money processing mechanism that has a plurality of transport routes formed among the paper-money that provide a path between a ... | 08/04/1992 |
| 4991829 | Method for controlling two interrelated transport means and machine thus controlled, especially a personal banking machine A method and personal banking machine is described by which two items such as cash and statement can be issued simultaneously through one and the same gate. The optimum point in time is determined and adaptively controlled by which the front edge of state... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4728090 | Banknote distributing and dispensing machine Two dispensing port mechanisms are arranged in parallel in a banknote distributing and dispensing machine. A distributing mechanism is provided to be selectively arranged at either one of two dispensing port mechanisms. A transmission mechanism is provide... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4725052 | Paper discharging device having conveyor sections moving at different speeds To carry bills in a bill container in a correct rearward inclined position, the bills are carried by first belts at the rear half of the container but by second belts at the front half of the container. Since the second belts are driven at a speed higher ... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4708335 | Sheet presenting assembly A sheet presenting assembly, for example for dispensing banknotes, comprises a rotatably mounted set of stacking wheels (2-5) each having a plurality of sheet receiving slots (7). A stripping device (13) cooperates with the stacking wheels (2-5) in a firs... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707843 | Relating to microprocessor controlled cash counting apparatus A cash counting machine including a bill feed mechanism that transfers bills individually from an input hopper to an output tray including a microprocessor control system. The machine operates in two modes, including a batch mode in which it transfers a s... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4691910 | Document dispenser A document dispenser capable of dispensing documents from a plurality of separate bins is constructed of a modular design. The dispenser is constructed by assembling the modules, one for each bin, with each module including an input hopper and a document ... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4678175 | Sheet money feeding machine with improved separation means A money feeding machine having a friction feed mounted to feed from the top of a stack of money is disclosed. The stack of money is contained within a cassette having a moveable bottom. The bottom of the cassette is raised by a motor as money is fed from ... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4638993 | Position control for a stacker wheel A position controller for a stacker wheel in a media dispensing apparatus including a stacker wheel rotatably mounted in said apparatus with the stacker wheel having compartments located around the periphery thereof, with each compartment having spaced en... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4618302 | Device for accumulating and delivering paper sheets An apparatus for accumulating and delivering paper sheets for use with a bank note dispenser including a paddle wheel for receiving paper sheets among swirling paddles provided on the paddle wheel and supporting the paper sheets thereon, a scraper for scr... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4616817 | Paper sheet dispensing apparatus In a paper sheet dispensing apparatus according to the present invention, horizontally stacked bills are removed by a dispensing roller through a dispensing port one by one. When the dispensing operation is completed, one end of the stack of bills which i... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4605217 | Bill feeding apparatus A feed-out roller and a friction member are disposed to form a gap therebetween, through which bills are fed out, one at a time. A gap adjusting mechanism is provided for changing the size of the gap by moving the friction member relative to the feed-out ... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4602777 | Sheet feeding apparatus This relates to sheet feeding apparatus of the kind in which sheets following separate first and second belt transport paths are fed into a common belt transport path. At the junction of portions of the paths of belts 5 and 9 which define portions of the ... | 07/29/1986 |
